Thread: What do you use... other than a straight razor

Originally Posted by Sinatra

Well when it comes to most of my grooming needs I don't let the bathroom overflow with razors, soaps, creams, etc. But bath soaps are my weakness, except for the closet in my bathroom it looks pretty normal. Open that closet though and its soaps galore, so many soaps, so little time.

Hey Patrick, you ought to change your forum name to "Bath-Man" -- the uncaped crusader, :roll:

[quote:65ccb2e455=\"Sinatra\"]Well when it comes to most of my grooming needs I don''t let the bathroom overflow with razors, soaps, creams, etc. But bath soaps are my weakness, except for the closet in my bathroom it looks pretty normal. Open that closet though and its soaps galore, so many soaps, so little time.[/quote:65ccb2e455]

Hey Patrick, you ought to change your forum name to \"Bath-Man\" -- the uncaped crusader, :roll:

That is more then I can afford. Also I wouldn't have any place to put it. I was only able to take over a small area in the Bathroom. (too much women's stuff)
P.S. I also think it's more than I would ever use. I am trying to keep it simple 4 razors 4 aftershaves.

That is more then I can afford. Also I wouldn't have any place to put it. I was only able to take over a small area in the Bathroom. (too much women's stuff)
P.S. I also think it's more than I would ever use. I am trying to keep it simple 4 razors 4 aftershaves.

I'll play. I'm more vanilla than the rest. I just use Ivory soap for showering and Musgo Real shave cream or Williams soap for shaving. I use Pinaud original for an aftershave because my grandfather used that in his barber shop so it reminds me of him. For cologne I use Ralph Lauren Romance, but I want to try the Musgo Real aftershave/cologne. I would probably be more adventerous in my soaps and such, but they're expensive and I already have other expensive hobbies.

Personally, the English made Penhaligon line of products are on my Xmas list. The aftershave that I have comes on a 200 ml bottle and should last me a lifetime. But at $100 per bottle it had better last a long time!

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Personally, the English made Penhaligon line of products are on my Xmas list. The aftershave that I have comes on a 200 ml bottle and should last me a lifetime. But at $100 per bottle it had better last a long time!

Would that be the "Christmas in July" list, or the traditional one?

Some impressive stuff on that first post. I don;t come close yet:

Soap(s) - at the moment, a Surrey's soap, a box of Williams, and whatever was in the mug I got from my wife's grandfather's house. Doesn't smell like anything, but it works and is almost gone.

Aftershave: I'm a Pinaud fan, I have 2 bottles of the classic, a bottle of the Virgin Island Bay Rum (which has grown on me, I got past the "I smell like spice cake" feeling), and also from gramps: Aqual Velva Ice Blue (circa 1980) and Brut 33.

Shampoo: Nothing special, Suave right now, but on our vacation we got Caswell-Massey's Almond Aloe shampoo and I loved it, I'll be ordering some ASAP.

Also have a styptic pencil, which luckily I almost never need, and in the shower is a DE razor "for emergency use only" (i.e. running late and I MUST shave).

I have a variety of creams including a few Taylor, Trumpers and Art of Shaving. I have three different shaving soaps and balm I bought from Em's Place. I also have some Palmolive cream and Williams soap and Nivea balm. This is the stuff I've used for a long time. The fancy stuff I bought recently.

I also use a Kent BK8 brush and a Vision or Shavette for final touch-ups of stubble.

I only have a few str8s (not even a week's rotation) and I often use a Feather Artist Club, because I'm still just learning to maitain the str8s.

Classic brand vanilla scent soap (I realy like vanilla), ARKO turkish made soap (I dont like it, it lather well, but it has a REALY strong "clean" smell to it, wich i used once, and now i can get out of the brush after 4-5 shaves with the vanilla.

Vulfix pure badger,

and some home made aftershave (aloe, chamomile, almond oil, honey). I have used Nivea balm for sensitive skin, it is a very good product.